Taking A+ test tomorrow...tips?

[PointlesS]

taking both parts of it tomorrow...any tips or are there any parts that I really need to know?

 

[snidy1]

On the Hardware study up on the differant cpu sockets and power supply pin #s and wire colors. Unless you already know. The rest is pretty basic. I haven't seen the software portion yet, let me know what it's like.

 

[DieHardware]

What helped me was reading through my crib notes out in the car just before going in, then writing it all down on paper before starting the exams(brain dump? hehe).

 

[Lvis]

Save your money and skip the test? With computers selling for less than $400 bucks, before long no one will bother to pay to get them fixed... it's just a matter of time.

 

[IIIBradIII]

I was actually surprised by a lot of NT4 questions on mine - I hadn't studied that OS much at all either.

 

[mechBgon]

My advice with any test of this kind is to go back over the questions and your answers if you have extra time. Sometimes you'll see something that you mis-read, or made some other simple error.

 

[Utterman]

Check out the study guides at Cramsession.com

 

[ivan2]

someone sold my friend an copy of real A+ exam before, he was told that to take the exam ASAP because they change often.

 

[DaTT]

Originally posted by: ivan2
someone sold my friend an copy of real A+ exam before, he was told that to take the exam ASAP because they change often.

I don't think they really change the test that often ....to a dramatic degree anyways. I mean, they ask you questions about 286, 386, and 486. The tests are not up to date, at all. I was going to take the exam, but a friend told me not to waste my time with that, he advised me to take the MCSE. No employers bother looking at A+ anymore...so I'm told

 

[PointlesS]

well I was looking at some of te jobs and a lot of them required or said a+ certification is a bonus...somone told me that a+ certification won't land you that job alone...but if this company is looking at 2 people...both are more than qualified for the job and they have the same education and stuff...but one is a+ certified while the other isn't...then the person with the a+ cert will mos tlikely get it...and besides I'm only 18 and got no real work experience so I think putting that I'm a+ certified (assuming I pass ) will show something...

 

[Schadenfroh]

what is the minimum age to get the certification?

 

[bluemax]

They'll ask a bunch of questions about the minimum hardware requirements for windows: 3.1, 95, NT, 98....

 

[PointlesS]

Originally posted by: Schadenfroh
what is the minimum age to get the certification?

don't think there is

 

[Dug]

No employers bother looking at A+

Most employers don't bother looking at resumes.
The scanner does, and if nobody has bothered to change the software to not look for A+, it would be advisable to include it.

 

[Rectalfier]

Originally posted by: L vis
Save your money and skip the test? With computers selling for less than $400 bucks, before long no one will bother to pay to get them fixed... it's just a matter of time.

Large companies will always need computer support people. A+ is a good start to get into the office environment as a hardware person. If you are so inclined, you can move your way up into software support and later management, programming, database administration, network administion, server administration...... the sky is the limit.

I started off as a hardware guy in late 1997. I basically moved computers around, and on occasion would install some add on cards. Now, I am an employee for a company doing desktop support. I mainly do software support, and I do not have to move anything around anymore.

Good Luck in your journey!